Subspecies
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster (American barn swallow)
Hirundo rustica erythrogaster. Photo: (c) peregrin8, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a “swallow” rather than a “martin”.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
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Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins)
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Genus: Hirundo (Typical swallows)
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Species: Hirundo rustica (Barn swallow)
- Subspecies: Hirundo rustica erythrogaster (American barn swallow)
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Species: Hirundo rustica (Barn swallow)
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Genus: Hirundo (Typical swallows)
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Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows and martins)
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Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
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Class: Aves (Birds)
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Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
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Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)